1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
1991 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 25–17 vs. Marshall
Conference	Independent
Record	12–3
Head coach	Jim Tressel (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (1st season)
Home stadium	Stambaugh Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Penguins were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They finished the season 12–3. They received an at-large bid to the I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Villanova, Nevada, and Samford to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Marshall. This was their first national championship in school history.

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Samford ^		–		12	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 James Madison ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^		–		12	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		7	–	4	–	0
UCF		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		5	–	6	–	0
Liberty		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Towson		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Edinboro	No. 9	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 24–0
September 14	at Delaware State	No. 8	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 29–33		^[1]
September 21	Morgan State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 57–22
September 28	Northeastern		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 59–7
October 5	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 16–9
October 12	at Akron	No. 18	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Steel Tire)		L 24–38
October 19	Liberty		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 8–10		^[2]
November 2	at No. 20 Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		W 19–17	16,461
November 9	James Madison		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 28–21
November 16	Slippery Rock	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 40–21
November 23	at Towson State	No. 14	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 27–17
November 30	No. 7 Villanova	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 17–16
December 7	at No. 1 Nevada	No. 13	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 30–28	13,476
December 14	No. 10 Samford	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 10–0	17,033	^[3]
December 21	vs. No. 8 Marshall	No. 13	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game)	CBS	W 25–17	12,667
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Hornets stun Youngstown". The News Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown State gains title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 15, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown St. Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[1] "Hornets stun Youngstown". The News Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Youngstown State gains title game". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 15, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Youngstown St. Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

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